Antimicrobials: Modified sugar compound can clear intestinal colonization by UPEC

This study found a new role for chaperone–usher pathway (CUP) pili in the colonization of the gut by uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) and identified a mannoside compound that could be used to prevent their binding to host cells.

Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - July 3, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Irene Vacca Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research